Banker Paid $50,000 Ransom for Wife in El Paso
Kenneth Dean president of the First State Bank said he paid $50,000 after two well-dressed men abducted his wife Marilyn at their El Paso home. The duo sprayed a chemical, bound her, and demanded $100,000, guiding him to pay in stages via pay telephones before abandoning her in a desert area. FBI agents pursue two suspects in their late 20s. She was later found in Canutillo and released by deputies.
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EL Paso
Tex
Kenneth Dean
Dean
First State Bank
Marilyn
FBI
Gets 63 Years In Prison Bremer Found Guilty
Arthur Bremer was found guilty of the attempted assassination of Alabama Governor George Wallace and sentenced to 63 years. The six men and six women deliberated 95 minutes, Bremer voiced no remorse, and he was moved to Maryland Penitentiary. Federal charges under the Civil Rights Act remain pending with no comment.
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Arthur Herman Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Bremer
Milwaukee
Wis
Ralph W. Powers
Wallace
Maryland
Albert Taylor
Secret Service
Nicholas Zarvos
E.C. Dothard
Alabama State Police
Dora Thompson
Hyattsville
Zarvos
Laurel, Md
Prince Georges County
State Corrections Department
William Bremer
Laurel
Arthur 4. Marshall Jr
Bremner
CBS News
Laurens Pierce
Marshall
Lipsitz
Baltimore
Nixon
Eugene Brody
Third Party Nominates Schmitz for President in Split Convention
The American party chose conservative Rep. John Schmitz of California on the first ballot after Alabama Gov. George Wallace urged no further draft. Wallace, wounded and paralyzed from a May shooting, spoke from Birmingham and urged the movement stop. Schmitz led with 329.75 votes. Maddox, Greer, Anderson, Kay also received votes as the convention prepared to pick a running mate.
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American Party
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R-Calif
Alabama
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Schmitz
Wallace
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Socialist Party
U.S. House
Nixon
China
Russia
Birmingham
Ala
Laurel
Arthur Bremer
Massachusetts
Missouri
Maddox
L. Allen Greer
Sarasota
Fla
Tom Anderson
Nashville
Tenn
Farm and Ranch Magazine
Richard B. Kay
Cleveland
Ohio
Kay
William Calley
My Lai
Illinois
Greer
Anderson
Muskie Likely to Accept McGovern VP Offer
Washington sources say Senator Edmund Muskie is inclined to accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination from George McGovern. A liberal Democratic senator noted McGovern believes Muskie is now sold on the idea, though Muskie's wife Jane reportedly prefers he decline. Muskie planned to decide and relay an answer to McGovern by Friday night or Saturday.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Muskie
McGovern
Jane
Bethesda
Sanford
Maine
Kennebunk
Hubert H. Humphrey
Light Rain Across the Permian Basin and New Mexico
Light showers moved over the Permian Basin on Friday with a 20 percent chance of more rain this afternoon and tonight. Measurements varied from .01 to .25 of an inch, with notable activity in west Midland and Marfa, as Odessa reported a small unmeasured shower.
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National Weather Service
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West Midland
del Rio
U.s.-Mexico
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Marfa
Jal
Hobbs
N.M
Mentone
Alpine
Pecos
Odessa
Renee Abate
Amarillo
Chicago
Serremente
Renee Rene Sree
Peetee
Paso Peete Etree
Beter
Fort Worth
Galveston
Aarfa
Okigahomea City
Louis
Antonio
Gan
Beal RS
Quang Tri Citadel Fight At Standstill
Saigon reports government marines killed 44 North Vietnamese troops around Quang Tri but made no real progress in isolating the Citadel. The drive to recapture the citadel, attacked May 1, stalled as marines faced long range fire, booby traps, and house-to-house fighting.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Saigon Command
le Trung Hien
Thach Han
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
U.S
Mekong Delta
An Lac
See Quang Tri
Fischer crushes Spassky in 10th game to lead world chess match
In Reykjavik on Friday American challenger Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky in 56 moves of game ten, moving to a 6 2 3 2 lead in the race for the world title. The Russian champion faced a decisive endgame as Fischer opened with a Ruy Lopez and pressed a superior position to force resignation.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Fischer
Spassky
Ruy Lopez
David Levy
Brooklyn
N.Y
U S Drops Count Against Leslie Bacon
The Justice Department dismissed the perjury indictment against Leslie Ann Bacon tied to the 1971 Capitol bombing. The Seattle charge claimed she lied about visiting the Capitol in February 1971. officials provided no further detail.
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Justice Department
Leslie Bacon
Capitol
U.S. District Court
Seattle
Miss Bacon
Leslie Ann Bacon
U.S. Capitol
S. Capitol Building
U.S. House of Represenatives
The Quipster On living alone versus a crabby wife
A witty quip contrasts living in a quiet attic corner with sharing a home with a crabby woman. The joke implies solitude may beat a contentious domestic life.
Sniper Kills Soldier in Belfast Terror Campaign
In Belfast a 21 year old British soldier Lance Cpl. David Card was fatally shot while his unit uncovered an arms cache in Andersonstown. The attack adds to sectarian bloodshed in Ulster as IRA factions claim responsibility and warn of retaliation.
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Northern Ireland
Germany
Lance
David Card
Andersonstown
Ulster
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Card
Ardoyne
Newry
IRA
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